mulco

Latin

Etymology

Maybe a denominal to a noun Proto-Italic *molkā-, from the same ultimate source as mulceo (“I caress, stroke”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmʊɫ.koː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmul.ko]

Verb

mulcō (present infinitive mulcāre, perfect active mulcāvī, supine mulcātum); first conjugation

to beat up, handle roughly
Synonyms: tangō, percutiō, pellō, discutiō, pulsō, tundō, accidō, affligō, percellō, impingō, icō
- c. 69 CE – 122 CE, Suetonius, De vita Caesarum I 17:
  Vettium pignoribus captis et direpta supellectile male mulcatum ac pro rostris in contione paene discerptum coiecit in carcerem; eodem Nouium quaestorem, quod compellari apud se maiorem potestatem passus esset.
  As for Vettius, after his bond was declared forfeit and his goods seized, he was roughly handled by the populace assembled before the rostra, and all but torn to pieces.
(of inanimate things) to damage, injure
Synonyms: feriō, sauciō, īnfestō, verberō, vulnerō, secō, noceō, laedō

Conjugation

Conjugation of mulcō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	mulcō	mulcās		mulcat	mulcāmus	mulcātis		mulcant
	imperfect	mulcābam	mulcābās		mulcābat	mulcābāmus	mulcābātis		mulcābant
	future	mulcābō	mulcābis		mulcābit	mulcābimus	mulcābitis		mulcābunt
	perfect	mulcāvī	mulcāvistī		mulcāvit	mulcāvimus	mulcāvistis		mulcāvērunt, mulcāvēre
	pluperfect	mulcāveram	mulcāverās		mulcāverat	mulcāverāmus	mulcāverātis		mulcāverant
	future perfect	mulcāverō	mulcāveris		mulcāverit	mulcāverimus	mulcāveritis		mulcāverint
	sigmatic future¹	mulcāssō	mulcāssis		mulcāssit	mulcāssimus	mulcāssitis		mulcāssint
passive	present	mulcor	mulcāris, mulcāre		mulcātur	mulcāmur	mulcāminī		mulcantur
	imperfect	mulcābar	mulcābāris, mulcābāre		mulcābātur	mulcābāmur	mulcābāminī		mulcābantur
	future	mulcābor	mulcāberis, mulcābere		mulcābitur	mulcābimur	mulcābiminī		mulcābuntur
	perfect	mulcātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	mulcātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	mulcātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	mulcem	mulcēs		mulcet	mulcēmus	mulcētis		mulcent
	imperfect	mulcārem	mulcārēs		mulcāret	mulcārēmus	mulcārētis		mulcārent
	perfect	mulcāverim	mulcāverīs		mulcāverit	mulcāverīmus	mulcāverītis		mulcāverint
	pluperfect	mulcāvissem	mulcāvissēs		mulcāvisset	mulcāvissēmus	mulcāvissētis		mulcāvissent
	sigmatic aorist¹	mulcāssim	mulcāssīs		mulcāssīt	mulcāssīmus	mulcāssītis		mulcāssint
passive	present	mulcer	mulcēris, mulcēre		mulcētur	mulcēmur	mulcēminī		mulcentur
	imperfect	mulcārer	mulcārēris, mulcārēre		mulcārētur	mulcārēmur	mulcārēminī		mulcārentur
	perfect	mulcātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	mulcātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	mulcā		—	—	mulcāte		—
active	future	—	mulcātō		mulcātō	—	mulcātōte		mulcantō
passive	present	—	mulcāre		—	—	mulcāminī		—
passive	future	—	mulcātor		mulcātor	—	—		mulcantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		mulcāre		mulcārī		mulcāns		—
future		mulcātūrum esse		mulcātum īrī		mulcātūrus		mulcandus
perfect		mulcāvisse		mulcātum esse		—		mulcātus
future perfect		—		mulcātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		mulcātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		mulcandī	mulcandō		mulcandum	mulcandō	mulcātum		mulcātū

¹At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

References

“mulco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“mulco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
mulco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.